PF wins Ndola central
The Patriotic Front has scooped the Ndola Central parliamentary seat. PF candidate Fackson Shamenda has polled 16 -thousand 8-hundred and 60 votes to beat his closest rival Emmanuel Mulenga of the MMD who polled 8-thousand 7-hundred and 18 votes. The UPND’s Moses Newa was third with two thousand six hundred and ninety six votes. Returning [...]
Zambia’s electoral commission says final results of the general elections will be released Thursday. Director of elections, Priscilla Isaacs, expressed satisfaction with the overall organization of the poll. But she says the electoral body is displeased with delays in some parts of the capital. “We are [pleased] in all other districts except Lusaka. There were [...]
Continue reading …President Rupiah Banda has taken an early lead in three wards that were counted by 23 hours in Mumbwa central constituency. A very reliable source who is present at the counting centers said President Banda got 220 votes at Nambala ward followed By Hakainde Hichilema with 115. PF’S Michael Sata got 21 votes. The trend [...]
Continue reading …Counting of votes in Mufumbwe North-western province has began and is expected to be over by early Wednesday. Information reaching the Watchdog show that in two wards that were being counted by 20 hours local time, president Rupiah Banda and UPND’s Hakainde Hichilema were running neck to neck. An election monitor at Kamabusa ward said Hichiloema was leading [...]
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Patriotic Front Leader Michael Sata on Tuesday morning exchanged bitter words with his former Secretary General Edward Mumbi at Lusaka Girls Basic School. Mr Sata who was going round polling stations in Lusaka found Mr Mumbi at the polling station where he confronted him for using the title of former PF secretary General. The PF [...]
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By Chephas Malimba People at St. Mary’s Basic School Polling station in Kawambwa woke up as early as 03:30 hours to cast their votes. By 06:00, there were more than 500 voters in the queue, out of the more than 1 380 registered voters. However, most voters were seen with their own pens and exchanging pens. [...]
Continue reading …A vehicle belonging to the Electoral Commission of Zambia -ECZ which was carrying ballot papers and other materials to Makanga Poling station in Zambezi District slipped off the Pontoon into the Zambezi River on Monday. District electoral officer Kennedy Kazanda confirmed the development to ZNBC News in the District on Tuesday. Mr Kazanda however says [...]
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Chingola District Electoral officer George Mulenga has dismissed and revoked the appointment of Feggie Lilefwe as presiding officer for Chilemba Market Polling Statio in Chingola for sleeping with election materials at her house. Mr Mulenga has told reporters that Ms Lilefwe did not follow laid down procedures by the ECZ which stop her from going [...]
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President Rupiah Banda has cast his vote at Nyakatwa basic school in Chipata Central Constituency. The President who arrived in Chipata at 09:10 hours accompanied by first lady Thandiwe went straight to cast his vote from the Airport. He later escorted the first lady to cast her vote at Anoya Zulu Boys Secondary School. Speaking [...]
Continue reading …Lusaka – A riot erupted on Tuesday in one of the Zambian capital’s most populated slums, after opposition supporters claimed they found a man carrying pre-marked ballot papers for national elections now underway. The man was badly beaten and later taken to a police station, as supporters of the opposition Patriotic Front threw stones at [...]
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